Voluntary aided school · Bolton

St Bernard's RC Primary School, Bolton

4–11Ages
199Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
105230URN

Wendover Drive, Ladybridge, Bolton, BL3 4RX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodDec 2012

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Nov 2022

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

close to Bolton median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bolton

46 applications for 23 places · 45th of 91 in Bolton

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

72%met the expected standard

Bolton 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodDec 2012

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Nov 2022

Inspection history

30 November 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
4 December 2012
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.0applications per place, Reception

close to Bolton median (2.0) close to England median (2.2)

46 applications · 23 places offered · 19 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.0; Bolton median median 2.0
2025 1.8; Bolton median median 2.0
2024 1.6; Bolton median median 2.1
2023 2.2; Bolton median median 1.9
2022 2.2; Bolton median median 2.1
2021 2.1; Bolton median median 2.1
2020 2.0; Bolton median median 2.2
2019 2.3; Bolton median median 2.1
2018 2.1; Bolton median median 2.1
2017 2.9; Bolton median median 2.0
2016 2.6; Bolton median median 2.1
2015 2.7; Bolton median median 2.2
2014 2.8; Bolton median median 2.1

This school
Bolton median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	23	46	2.0	19	0.83
Sep 2025	29	53	1.8	22	0.76
Sep 2024	28	44	1.6	20	0.71
Sep 2023	25	55	2.2	18	0.72
Sep 2022	30	67	2.2	26	0.87
Sep 2021	30	64	2.1	25	0.83
Sep 2020	30	61	2.0	23	0.77
Sep 2019	24	56	2.3	19	0.79
Sep 2018	30	63	2.1	22	0.73
Sep 2017	29	83	2.9	24	0.83
Sep 2016	29	76	2.6	28	0.97
Sep 2015	30	82	2.7	28	0.93
Sep 2014	23	65	2.8	16	0.70

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 84% · Writing 88% · Maths 78% → all three 72% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard72%28th of 87 in Bolton

Bolton 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard84%

Bolton 79% England 78%

Higher standard34%

Bolton 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard88%

Bolton 77% England 75%

Greater depth9%

Bolton 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard78%

Bolton 78% England 77%

Higher standard31%

Bolton 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Bolton median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	72%	9%	106	105
2023/24	64%	18%	107	106
2022/23	57%	7%	104	102

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St Bernard's RC Primary School, BoltonThis school
This school

Remains Good2022

2.0applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Beaumont Primary School
0.1 km · Bolton

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.7applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
Ladybridge Community Primary School
0.3 km · Bolton

2026

1.6applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
St Mary's CofE Primary School, Deane
0.8 km · Bolton

Remains Outstanding2024

1.1applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Lostock Primary School
1.1 km · Bolton

Outstanding2024

4.3applications per place
Haslam Park Primary School
1.5 km · Bolton

Good2023

3.1applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
St Ethelbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.6 km · Bolton

Not yet inspected

1.6applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Markland Hill Primary School
1.8 km · Bolton

Graded · no overall grade2024

4.0applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Heathfield Primary School
1.9 km · Bolton

2026

2.4applications per place 75%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 105230 · 350/3337
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 210 pupils · 199 on roll
Free school meals: 13.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Wendover Drive, Ladybridge, Bolton, BL3 4RX
Local authority: Bolton

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources